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How crucial is ‘space’ to children’s growth and development? How should adults provide them with autonomous space (both physically and psychologically) in order to facilitate their growth? How do children's games and a playful environment help in achieving that?
In this talk, product design Kay Chan, Marisa Yiu from DESIGN TRUST and Chris Yuen from the Playright Children's Play Association will share their experiences in designing children’s play space. Apart from the input of the design team itself, users’ participation—including that of children—is crucial during the process. Let us look at the idea of space from the perspectives of children— taking into account their needs and simultaneously giving them an opportunity to build their independence and confidence.
Speakers:
Kay Chan | Product designer
Marisa Yiu | Co-founder/Executive Director, DESIGN TRUST
Chris Yuen | Play Environment Consultant, Playright Children's Play Association
Moderator: Sarah Mui | Co-founder & Design Director, One Bite Design Studio
Date: 24/8/2019 (Sat)
Time: 2:30 - 4:00pm
Venue: HUB (S710 - 711), 7/F, Block A, PMQ
Target: Parents, teachers, educators and designers
Fee: Free
Language: Cantonese
About the speakers:
Kay Chan | Product designer
Kay Chan is a product designer focusing on sustainability, community building, art and design project curations. She is the co-founder of Good Day Society, KaCaMa Design Lab and currently developing various initiatives as an independent designer. Kay Chan graduated from the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009, majored in industrial design. Since then she has created numerous products and design services through community-based intervention, branding and event curation to enable meaningful and positive cultural developments in public spaces, urban and environmental values. Her projects include: Bike Market, Repair Life/Objects @ Form Society, Leafing Places - HK x ASM Community Exchange, Revive: Salted Fish, City Dress Up : Seats • Together Mody Road Garden, Design Trust Futures Studio “ Play is for the People” Yi Pei Square Playground in Tsuen Wan and etc.
Marisa Yiu | Co-founder/Executive Director, DESIGN TRUST
Marisa Yiu is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the DESIGN TRUST initiative, that supports creative and research content related to Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. She is also an architect and Founding Partner of ESKYIU, an award winning multi-disciplinary architecture and research design studio actively integrating culture, community, art and technology based in Hong Kong. She was the Chief Curator of the 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture located at the West Kowloon waterfront; and curated Studio-X Shenzhen. Along with her partner Eric Schuldenfrei, they were awarded the ‘Architectural League Prize’ for their installations featured in the Venice Biennale received Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard recognition and Design for Asia Award for Ephemera, commissioned by Swire Art Basel and Movement culture: installation for Ido Portal.
Chris Yuen | Play Environment Consultant, Playright Children's Play Association
Chris Yuen is a consultant for the Playright Children’s Play Association with a passion for designing children’s playgrounds to make them more kid-friendly and playable. He specializes in inclusive play space design and checking the play environments for safety compliance. Since 2012, he has been leading Playright in initiating and completing a series of inclusive playground advocacy programmes, including the publication of the Inclusive Play Space Guide supported by UNICEF Hong Kong.
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*For programme details about “Yes! Kids Can Creative Festival”, please visit PMQ website or click here.
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